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Assessment of Graduate Student Performance
All graduate programs at the John A. Burns School of Medicine adhere to the Graduate Division general
requirements for assessment of student learning objective for advanced degree programs.
Student Learning Objectives:
Although there may be additional outcomes specific to individual fields of study, all graduate programs have the following student learning outcomes.
- Demonstrate mastery of the scientific knowledge base, methodology and techniques specific to the field of study.
- Communicate both orally and in writing at a high level of proficiency in the field of study.
- Conduct research in the field of study.
- Function as a professional in the discipline.
Assessment - Master’s and Doctoral Programs:
Master’s Programs:
The purpose of the master’s degree will vary with the discipline from highly academic goal of training pre-doctoral students to the more applied goal of providing student with a terminal professional degree. The type of assessment is necessarily program specific. However, there are some general types of assessment that are carried out uniformly. These include the following:
- Initial screening
- Knowledge assessment (performance in courses, examinations, thesis, practicums, seminar presentations, etc.)
- Culminating experience (written thesis, portfolio, project, and/or final oral exam/thesis defense)
PhD Programs:
There are three essential elements to all PhD programs, each with its own type of assessment.
- Pre dissertation assessment
- Initial screening
- Knowledge assessment (performance in courses, examinations, thesis, practicums, seminar presentations, etc.)
- Culminating experience (written thesis, portfolio, project, and/or final oral exam/thesis defense)
- Dissertation research and written dissertation
- Final assessment: evaluation of the original scholarship including public defense before recognized scholars in the discipline
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